High Water Warning for Much of River Region

County K Landing on the lower Namekagon, flooded by recent rains (Photo via National Park Service)

All the rain recently has pushed water levels up dramatically. River users should watch for trees and other debris floating in the river, be careful with high, fast currents, and in general exercise additional caution.

The river gage at St. Croix Falls shows levels seem to have plateaued around 17,000 cfs. That is about five to six times the flows just a couple weeks ago. That is about 7.5 million gallons per minute!